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FAA accident report · Beech D17S · Arco, ID · July 24, 1999

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Date
July 24, 1999 · 10:50 local
Place
Arco, ID
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N217SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA99LA127
Reported as
Beech D17S
N217SDRegistered now · Beech D17SS/N 3098 · Built 1942Airframe modelBeech D17SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On July 24, A999, approximately 1050 MDT, a Beechcraft 17S staggerwing, N217SD, impacted the terrain while on a long final approach on runway 24 at Arco, ID airport. The pilot, todd therp, was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft was owned by Mr. John bagley and sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 flight, which departed the airport at 1040 MDT was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. There was no flight plan filed and the ELT, which was activated by the impact, was turned off at the scene. The aircraft, N217SD had just completed two (2) exhibition fly-bys at the Arco airport airshow and was on a long final approach to land when the engien started to run rough. The pilot tries to keep the engine running with the engine primer. The engine stopped running and the aircraft touched down and rolled up hill and "flipped over" just before it came to a stop about 200 yards from the approach end of runway 24. The substabtial damage included a possible cracked on broken spar at the outboard section of the bottom wing, damage to the top of the vertical stabilizer, bent propeller, broken windshield, and possible int ernal damage to the wings and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JULY 24, A999, APPROXIMATELY 1050 MDT, A BEECHCRAFT 17S STAGGERWING, N217SD, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 24 AT ARCO, ID AIRPORT. THE PILOT, TODD THERP, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY MR. JOHN BAGLEY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AT 1040 MDT WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THE ELT, WHICH WAS ACTIVATED BY THE IMPACT, WAS TURNED OFF AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT, N217SD HAD JUST COMPLETED TWO (2) EXHIBITION FLY-BYS AT THE ARCO AIRPORT AIRSHOW AND WAS ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGIEN STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TRIES TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE PRIMER. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED UP HILL AND "FLIPPED OVER" JUST BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. THE SUBSTABTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A POSSIBLE CRACKED ON BROKEN SPAR AT THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE BOTTOM WING, DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, BENT PROPELLER, BROKEN WINDSHIELD, AND POSSIBLE INT ERNAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA99LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArco, IDFuel starvation which resulted in a loss of power. The pilot's improper management of fuel was a factor.Jul 24, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N217SD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19861220070859ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Louisville, KYThe aircraft nosed over as the pilot turned off the runway. No mechanical malfunctions found.Dec 20, 1986 · Substantial damage